Friday, October 23, 2009

My favorite dirty quilting secret..

Is literally these dirty, holey, smelly garden gloves I found in the garage. The kind with the rubber grip & that are way too big for me so they’re easy to slip on and off. They make a world of difference when I’m quilting, especially when stippling. They’re perfect….except for the dirty rubber smell. What’s your favorite quilting gadget?

PS. Thanks for all the fall pillow love. And if you make one I’d LOVE to see what you came up with!!!

One of my favorites is shoe boxes--I usually have multiple projects going at once (confession time) and I keep all the pieces for one project in a box. Easy to carry. Easy to store. As I get ideas for projects I put the pattern/sketch and the planned fabric into a box. Makes trips for the finishing touch fabric easy, too.

I'm not good at free motion quilting, but keep trying. I actually bought a pair of yellow dishwashing gloves and cut a big hole in the top of them to keep my hands from sweating. They work really well.

I fought getting gloves -- but couldn't do without now - and they are dirty... My favorite gadget - Uncle Bill's tweezers - the best for gently removing threads. They were part of a tick removal kit for the dogs!

You are so smart! And I made one of your fall pillows. I am in love. Mine isn't quite as fabulous as yours, but I do love it. I posted pictures on my creative blog here: www.creationcorner.blogspot.com. Thank you for sharing!!!!

I no longer use the gloves. Instead, I put a bit of Clover Fabric Adhesive on my fingertips (it's a fabric glue stick). Wow! It really gives you a nice sticky grip on the fabric. Give it a try - you will feel so liberated without the gloves! My favorite gadget? The supreme Slider.

I use those rubber fingertips that office workers use for sorting through large stacks of paperwork or counting money and stuff like that. I don't like the gloves because my hands get too hot. You should try it! You can find them at staples or other office supply stores.

I like to use the command removable wall stickies (for hanging pictures/hooks) on my sewing machine to be my 1/4 inch guide. I like them because they are easily removable, and they don't leave a sticky residue.